What to See, Do and Eat in Capitol Hill | Washington DC Neighborhood Guide

This is your guide to what you can see, do and eat in Capitol Hill when you visit Washington, DC. Capitol Hill is a historic neighborhood but it's way more than just Congress. It's actually one of the largest and most unique residential areas in the entire city.

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0:00 Capitol Hill neighborhood guide
1:33 Where to stay in Capitol Hill
2:11 How to get to Capitol Hill
3:41 What to do in Capitol Hill
5:51 Capitol Hillfood and restaurants

[susanmance]

My son and his wife used to rent a house on Capitol Hill, but now have bought a house in a neighborhood further east. They have taken us to so many things in this video. I love checking out the vendors in Eastern Market and we often go to the restaurants nearby. Also, we saw a play at the Folger Shakespeare Library and it was excellent!

[theaveragejoe]

Capitol hill is beautiful. I recommend all visitors to walk through the neighborhood

[numbrsfanatic]

Teds bulletin is great, so great in fact they were a large reason why we are going back to DC! 😂

[jamiam]

Ate at petes dinner near the Capitol building it was very nice

[brittnilynn]

Call Your Mother is another delicious breakfast option!

[theaveragejoe]

I will watch all the neighborhood videos. A guide to the not so touristy ones is welcome, but I understand if they don't make sense for you. I like when maps are included that show where the stuff you talk about actually is

[libertyann]

I lived here 25 years. I've been to Ted's and JimmyTs
Jimmy's has an old menu posted on the wall with 1950s prices.
Also, Mr. Henry's is an historic jazz club that featured famous performers from the jazz age.
And finally, The Folger Library sits where a funeral home once sat. A lady named Mary Z. Gray grew up in the house where her family ran the funeral home.
She wrote a book about her life experiences growing up in the 1800-1900s.

[speerrituall]

Since I live in the DMV, Eastern Market is one of my favorites.

[melowely]

This makes me excited. We booked a row house airbnb within the boundary near Stanton Park. I wasn’t really sure where to stay but just liked that it was close to union station. Now I’m looking forward to just walking around there too. 😁

[hiranhorta]

In 2015 I had lunch at the Capitolio congress restaurant and found the price and food to be very good!

[sebastianjoseph]

Just watched this and your Georgetown video. I'd love to see you cover a less touristy neighborhood. Takoma (DC and Takoma Park on the MD side) has a lot of cool festivals and restaurants. Just a suggestion!

[katkat]

Bistro Cacao is a nice cozy French restaurant, perfect for date night.

[danielvelasquez]

Have you tried the restaurant Silver Diner is also in Washington DC but I don't know what is the area. Has old style classic 80s and 90s is Ray healthy food and I very recommended. I have also tried in Silver Dollar in my local area in Virginia East Coast best service.

[lerrin]

we will be staying in Capitol hill in March... looking forward to the trip!

[liortepper]

Thanks Rob, last trip I didnt even know there are places to go to beyond The Capitol. Next trip, i will definitely check it out.
Thanks a lot

[celindagarcia]

Thank you so much for this information

[Titansgirl]

I have been binging your videos and have learned so much! Question I haven’t been able to find an answer to. What’s the best way to follow the DC circulator bus? Do these show up on google maps or any of the apps? Thank you!

[davinp]

There was the Firehook Bakery on Capitol Hill, but unfortunately, it closed down permanently due to the pandemic. Many of the people that visited Facebook worked at the Library of Congres and so they lost customers when the Library closed

[Megmeg]

Great video! I’ll be traveling to DC next week, and I was wondering if you have any advice for a woman traveling around the city alone?

[MrRjqbeltran]

What is the best app when using the Circulator bus? The app that you mentioned on your old video/s are no longer available.